May 1 is the Annual Report Filing Deadline for Florida Companies

By May 1, 2014, corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships in Florida are responsible for filing annual reports. Submitting your company’s annual report after this date will result in a $400 fine.

Even if your company did not receive an annual report filing notice, you will still be held responsible for filing the report before the deadline. Exceptions are made for nonprofit organizations. Filing an income tax extension will not extend the due date on this document because it is a legal report, not a tax-related filing.

The Florida Department of State – Division of Corporations will revoke or dissolve a business entity from its records if a company does not file its annual report by the third Friday in September.

If you would like to see if a company has filed its 2014 annual report, you can review those documents at the Florida Division of Corporations website.

You can file your annual report online using your entity’s document number (located on your annual report filing notice), a valid email address, a credit card and your Federal Employer Identification number. There is a $150 filing fee.

If you have questions about filing your company’s annual report, you can contact me or another Kaufman Rossin professional.